This bill prohibits the keeping of more than 25 roosters that are movement constrained with civil penalties of $2,500 per violation.

This bill prohibits the importation, selling or offering for sale a transgenic pet with a civil penalty of not less than $5,000 per violation.

This bill allows up to four hours of the 36 required CE hours to be obtained by providing spay/neuter services to shelters or rescues at no charge. This 4-hour CE opportunity is being removed from the self-study category.

This bill adds definitions for telemedicine, makes the VCPR patient-specific rather than condition-specific, prohibits owners from performing surgery on their pets, and creates a shelter veterinarian and retired veterinarian status.

This bill would specify that the minimum standards established by the board shall not require a dedicated surgical suite for any veterinary premises that primarily performs high-quality, high-volume spay or neuter services, as defined.

The bill would require the Department of Justice to make available information concerning persons who are required to register as a result of felony animal abuse convictions to the public via an internet website, as specified. The department would be required to update the internet website on an ongoing basis.

This bill applies hearing, notification, and appeal provisions statewide.

This bill would create the Office of Nonprofit Empowerment with the primary responsibility of overseeing and coordinating state policy in support of California’s nonprofit organizations. The bill would specify various duties and functions of the office, including providing guidance, resources, and technical assistance to nonprofit organizations on procurement and grantmaking laws, regulations, and best practices. The bill would also require the office to develop and administer training and materials to state entities on advance payment and other strategies to reduce hurdles for nonprofit organizations to access state funding and implement state projects, as specified.

This bill would specify that nonprofit corporations, charitable trusts, and nonprofit entities that are exempt from federal taxation may be claimants under the UPL and specify which documents are required to establish the identity of such entities. The bill would permit such entities to file claims for property bequeathed to them through a non-probate transfer and would specify the documents that an entity may be required to provide to establish its ownership of the property at issue.

This bill would require a landlord who allows an animal on the premises to include their pet policy in specified locations, including advertisements and rental application forms, as provided. The bill would require prescribed information be included in the pet policy, including any breed and weight restrictions, as provided. The bill would require a prospective tenant to acknowledge receipt of the pet policy, as specified. The bill would require any landlord who charges an application fee but fails to disclose their pet policy before charging the fee to refund the application fee to the applicant, as specified.